A number of Washington County residents have taken measures to adopt a healthier lifestyle recently and anyone passing through Main Street in Springfield shortly after 8 a.m. on any given morning could see a couple of those individuals taking part in that quest for healthier living.

Readers of The Springfield Sun and other newspapers in Central Kentucky are likely already familiar with David Whitlock and his work as a columnist, but now he’s given his audience a chance to find the best of his submission in one place.

University of Kentucky basketball legend Sam Bowie will be the guest speaker at St. Catharine College’s Circle of Friends for Washington County on Thursday, Nov. 8. The event will start at 5:30 p.m. at the Trackside Barn at Silverton Hill Farm.